Target



u: KLEIN.

TARGET.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT-30, 1919.

1,342,022. Patented Jun 1, 1920.

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TARGET.

' APPLICATION FlLED'SEPT-30, 19w.

1,342,022. Patented June 1, 1920.

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OTTO KLEIN, 0F PATERSO N, NEW JERSEY.

TARGET.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Or'ro KLEIN, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Paterson, in the county of Passaic and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Targets, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention has reference to targets of the kind described and shown in my United States Patents No. 1,072,621 and No. 1,100,2 l6. The chief object of my in vention is to provide a target which, irrespective of the distance it is located, will permit the user todetermine the distance and location from the bulls eye of the mark made on the target.

' Another object of my invention is to provide a construction which will be simple and durable.

With these and other objects in mind, my inventionconsists of the construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described and set forth with the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing in which similar reference characters denote corresponding parts Figure l is a front elevation of the new target; Fig. 2 is a vertical cross section on line 2-2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a front elevation of a mark recording mechanism Fig. 4: is a vertical cross section on line 4'4 of Fig. 3'; Fig. 5 is a perspective, more or less diagrammatic view of the target and mark recording mechanism showing their operative connection; and Fig. 6 is an enlarged perspective view of the record controlling mechanism.

Referring specifically to the drawing, the target comprises a box or casing a of substantially rectangular shape in which the target is arranged and which has an open front a adapted to be closed by a cover I) having a circular hole 6 conforming. in size with thatofthe target proper T so thatthe latter is fully exposed to the view of the user. The target proper consists of a circular disk composedof a plurality of concentric sections 6, 7 8', 9, and 10 of which section 10 forms the central part ofthe target disk and serves as the bulls eye. In the drawing the target is shown composed of five sections, the number-of sections, however, can be varied according to convenience; Extending transversely inside the box and near the rear wall thereof in a spindle 0 from which are tiltably suspended at plu- Speci'fi'cation of Letters Patent.

Patented June 1, 1920.

rality of rigid members adapted to carry the different sections composing thev target disk T. These members extend downwardly across the back of the target and each member' has attached to it or is formed integrally with an arm fixed to a section of the target. Each section is adapted to be sus- 4 pended by a plurality of members all having their arms fixed to different quadrants thereof. I 1 In the present embodiment of my invention each section is carried by four arms, one for every quad-rant. Thus for instance the outermost section 6 is carried by arms 6 e 6 6 formed on or fixed to the corresponding bars or members d d 0Z and d the sections 6 are each located in a difierent quadrant of the annular section 6. The object of this arrangement will be explained hereinafter.

For the attachment of the arms 03 ,03 to the sections 6, 7, 8' I provide each section with a number of eyes 7 or the like which project from the rear face thereof, and to which the arms are riveted or otherwise fixed. For the bulls eye section 10 only one member al is used having an arm 6 fixed to the eye f which projects centrally from the rear face of the section 10.

Fixed to the rear wall of the casing. and near the bottom thereof is a rectangular frame h having in each of its longitudinal edges a plurality of parallel recesses or grooves i corresponding in number with that of the members 03 d the two sets of recesses register with one another and with the members d, d? Slida'bly guided in these grooves are bars j ofvarying. lengths, there being as many bars as members al d with a stop j at its lower end and with a further stop j 'at an intermediate point of its length, the lower stop being adapted to limit. the movement of the bar in itsup ward direction by striking against the lower face of the bottom of the frame h, while the intermediate stop 7' is adapted to limit the movement of the bar in the downward direction on striking the upper face of the top of the frame it. By these means the bars j are capable of a restricted vertical movement, eachof varying stroke. The portion of the bar f; projecting upwardly beyond the intermediate stop 7' is provided The points of attachment of these arms to Each bar is formed with a longitudinal groove j which may be r of the frame it.

grooved upper ends of the members j are all of equal length and normally the same will extend evenly with one another while their lower ends will project downwardly from the frame at different levels.

Fulcrumed in the groove j of each member to swing vertically is a hook-shaped member or catch 72. This member'or catch is so shaped and admeasured that normally its back will project outwardly from the groove or loop toward the rear of the target disk and with its free end will slightly project from or be flush with the rear edge lVhile the top of the hook by abutting against the top wall of the groove 3' will hold the catch against swinging forwardly from the normal position, the hook is free to swing rearwardly Le. .toward the backof the box, but is so balanced that it will have the tendency to remain in or return into said normal position when thrust rearwardly. The bars 0Z (Z each carry hammers g or the like projecting rearwardly from'the lower ends, these hammers being arranged so as to register with the lower parts of the backs of the catches Z4 and when the latter are in normal position to be but a very short distance removed therefrom. The free space between the hammers and catches must be sufficient to prevent accidental contact between them.

Extending above the frame 72, is a second rectangular frame Z which is capable of vertical movement. This frame is substantially of the same length as the lower frame it and by suitable means is guided in vertical direction parallel to itself. In the present embodiment of my invention I provide posts or I'OClS m projecting upwardly from the top of the frame it and suitably fixed thereto, there being one post orrod near each end of the frame h. The frame Z is provided with perforated members a at each end slidably engaging the said posts or rods m.

In its vertical movement the frame Zis adapt ed to pass through the path described by V the catches when tilting rearwardly, so that when one of the catches happens to have been thrust rearwardly by the corresponding hammer it will be brought into engagement with said frame. In consequence thereof the continued'movement of the frame Z will lift upwardly the bar carrying the particular catch. Inasmuch as the bars j have varying strokes, as was heretofore described, the extent of the upward movement of the frame Z'will' vary, according to the stroke of the bar of the particular catch by which it is caught. This variable movement is indicated on a separate register which may be arranged near the shooter, so that without movlng away from his position or without any assistance he may be able to determine By revolving the pulley p by means of a knob p or the like the frame Z will be moved upwardly and if a catch happens to be in engagement with it the movement-will be limited according to the stroke of the bar of that particular catch. This limitation will be indicated by the finger g on a dial a. The-markings on the dial are arranged according to the different strokes of the frame Z. In the present embodiment of my invention there are five sections composing the target and-four bars j for each annular section and one for the bulls eye section 10. The dial accordingly has-seventeen markings u for the different strokes of the frame Z, one extra marking for the zero position. At this zero marking a stop 0 is provided which cooperates with the finger g. The division points on the dial are marked with figures identifying the sections of the target and the quadrants thereof. Thus'lO, 9-with a dot at the upper right, 9 with a dot at the lower left. Similarly with 8, 7 6. The dots denote the quadrants. The divisions are made to correspond with the different strokes of theframe Z. Thus the circumference of the pulley 39 corresponds with the maximum stroke of the frame whenrnot engaged by any of the catches la. The are from zero to division 10 corresponds with the smallest stroke of the frame which may be selected for the bulls eye section, etc.

The mode of operation of my target is as follows: v WVhen one of the sections of the target is struck the impulse received by the same will be transmitted through the quadrant at which it was struck to the hammer g of the mined by the particular section and quad-f rant of the section struck. The marking on the dial a at which the pointer q turning with the pulley will stop at the end of the upward stroke of the frame Z will tell the shooter the approximate location of the mark made by him on the target.

The return of the frame Z into normal position and of the pointer into zero will be effected by the weight of the frame I and the bars suspended therefrom.

Since various modifications may be made inthe construction without departing from the principle of my invention I do not wish to restrict myself to the details shown and described, except in so far as they are limited by the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. In a target, the combination with a target disk composed of individual sections, of a movable record controlling means, a plurality of movable members, capable of separately engaging said means, means for limiting the strokes of said members and means on said sections capable when a section of the target is struck of effecting such engagement between the corresponding movable member and said movable means so that when the latter is moved its stroke will be limited by said members.

2. In a target, the combination with a target disk composed of individual 00110611 tric sections, of a movable record controlling frame, a plurality of movable members capable of separately engaging said means, means for limiting the strokes of said members, and means on said concentric sections capable when a section of the target is struck of effecting such engagement between the corresponding movable member and said frame, so that when the latter is moved its movement will be limited by the particular movable member.

8. In a target, the combination with a target disk composed of individual sections, of a vertically movable record controlling frame, a plurality of vertically movable members capable of separately engaging said frame, means for limiting the strokes of said members and means on said sections capable when a section of the target is struck of effecting such engagement between a corresponding movable member and said frame, so that when the latter is moved, its stroke will be limited by said movable member.

.4. I11 a target, the combination with a target disk composed of individual sections, of a vertically movable frame, a plurality of vertically movable members capable of separately engaging said frame, means for limiting the strokes of said movable members, means on said sections capable when a section of the target is struck of effecting such engagement between a corresponding movable member and said frame, so that when the latter is moved vertically upward,

such movement will be limited by said mem-- her and a mark recording device operatively connected to said movable frame.

5. In a target, the combination with a target disk composed of individual concentric sections, of a vertically movable record controlling frame, a plurality of vertically movable members capable of separately engaging said frame, means for limiting the stroke of said members, and means on each quadrant of said concentric sections capable when a quadrant of said target sections is struck of effecting such engagement between a corgrooved guide for said bars, means on said bars limiting the movement thereof in said guides, a catch on each of said bars and means on said individual sections adapted when the target is struck to bring the corresponding catch into engagement with said movable frame and to thereby limit the stroke of said frame.

7. In a target, the combination with a target disk composed of individual concentric sections, of movable arms from which said sections are suspended, a movable frame at the rear of said arms, a plurality of movable members capable of separately engaging said frame, means for limiting the stroke of said movable members, means on said arms adapted when a section of the target is struck to effect such engagement between a corresponding member and said frame and to limit the movement of the latter to a predetermined stroke and a mark recording device operatively connected to 100 said movable frame.

8. In a target, the combination with a target disk composed of individual concentric sections, of movable arms from which said sections are suspended, there being an 105 arm for each quadrant of the annular target sections, a movable frame at the rear of said arms, a plurality of movable members capable of separately engaging said movable frame, means for limiting the stroke of said 110 movable members, means on each arm for effecting such engagementbetween a corresponding member and said frame when a section of the target is struck and a mark recording device operatively connected to said movable frame.

9. In a target, a target disk composed of individual sections, freely suspended arms carrying the sections of said target disk, a movable means at the rear of said arms, a series of independently movable members, means for limiting the stroke of said movable members, means on each of said members capable of independently engaging said movable means and adapted to be normally out of engagement therewith but to engage the same when moved by the struck target section and a mark recording device operatively connected to said movable means.

10. In a target, a target disk composed of individual concentric sections, a plurality of swinging members for said sections attached to different points thereof, movable means, means for limiting the strokes of said movable means, means actuated by said swinging members to cause the engagement of said two first-named means and a mark recording device operatively connected to said first named means;

111 In-a target, a target disk composed of individual sections, a plurality of swinging members for said sections attached to different points thereof, a plurality of members capable of vertical movement at dif member and controlled by the variable movements thereof.

12. In a target, a target disk composed of individual independently swinging sections, a mark recording device comprising a rotary member having a pointer and a dial around said rotary member, means capable of variable movements and operatively connected to said rotary member, and means whereby when a section is struck the stroke of said means will be fixed permitting thevrotary member to be turned around its axis an arc corresponding to said stroke, and which will be indicated on the dial by said pointer designating the location of the mark on the target. 7

'In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

OTTO KLEIN.

Witnesses:

MAX D. ORD ANN, BENJAMIN V ESKOWITZ. 

